390 Victor Hugo
The History of Literature
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The Death of a Sentry
Five weeks have now elapsed since i was tried, found guilty, sentenced. Let me endeavour to recall the circumstances which attended that day. My trial had already lasted three days. Each morning a knot of spectators who crowded the benches of the court as ravens surrounded a corpse. The two first nights, through uneasiness and terror, i had been unable to sleep. On the third, i had slept from fatigue and exhaustion. That's the first chapter, first paper. And then, so you can get a taste of how this runs, here's the start of the second second paper.
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